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Kamloops, B.C., mayor asked to resign after damning report

Kamloops, B.C., mayor asked to resign after damning report

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 2:49 AM GMT

Kamloops, B.C., city council has formally called on Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson to resign after a scathing report from a provincially-appointed municipal adviser was made public on Tuesday.

The report from former Abbotsford mayor Henry Braun took around three months to complete, and comes a little over a year into Hamer-Jackson's term — which has seen the first-time mayor repeatedly clash with the eight other members of the Kamloops council.

It is particularly critical of Hamer-Jackson's behaviour toward council and city staff, saying that the mayor has shown "a dismissive and condescending attitude towards constructive criticism or the suggestion of apologies," and that his treatment of staff may have led to an unsafe work environment.

Hamer-Jackson's reign has been particularly eventful for the B.C. Interior city of around 100,000 people. It has seen multiple investigations, a defamation lawsuit filed by the mayor against a councillor, and the mayor suspending the city's acting CAO in a bid to "change things up."

Braun's Wednesday report could be a turning point, as it recommends the council consider creating financial sanctions for code of conduct violations in a bid to repair its dysfunctional nature.

It prompted an 8-1 vote by councillors calling on the mayor to resign — but though the motion passed overwhelmingly, with Hamer-Jackson voting against, it is not legally binding.

Municipal councils in B.C. have very few powers to remove elected officials, even if they are not supported by other council members.

Braun told reporters he wasn't optimistic that the mayor would receive his recommendations well.

"The mayor is a fighter. He's told me that — he's not a quitter, he's a fighter," the adviser said. "He's demonstrated that to me throughout this whole process."

"I said, 'You're the mayor ... it's up to you to build this team together.'"

Braun said that, if the council dysfunction continues in Kamloops for much longer, it could result in legal repercussions — given previous investigations regarding Hamer-Jackson allegedly breaching confidentiality rules and creating an unsafe workplace.

"It's up to him — but that doesn't mean he can run roughshod over council," Braun said. "The mayor needs for people to join him ... that isn't happening. It's not healthy for the city."

Braun's report says some of the top challenges he sees at Kamloops City Hall involve significant staff turnover, the mayor's resistance to resolution and openness, and "poor communication and distrust" between the mayor and city staff.

The adviser makes three major recommendations to Hamer-Jackson, which include asking the mayor to be more open to criticism and respect confidentiality protocols.

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